A1290 MHZ profiler with RASS for monitoring wind and temperature in the boundary layer

Contributions to Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-80

  Engelbart, D ^a   Steinhagen, H ^a   Gorsdorf U ^a   Lippmann, J ^a   Neisser, J ^a  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; METHOD ANALYSIS; RASS; RAWINSONDE NETWORK; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE; WIND PROFILE;

GERMANY, LINDENBERG;

EID: 0030465067     PISSN: 00058173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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